The Standard Normal distribution is also a special case of the more general normal distribution where the mean is set to zero and the variance is set to one. The Standard Normal distribution is often called the bell curve because the graph of its probability density resembles a bell.

Experiments

Suppose we decide to test the state of 100 used batteries. To do that, we connect each battery to a volt-meter by randomly attaching the positive (+) and negative (-) battery terminals to the corresponding volt-meter's connections. Electrical current always flows from + to -, i.e., the current goes in the direction of the voltage drop. Depending upon which way the battery is connected to the volt-meter we can observe positive or negative voltage recordings (voltage is just a difference, which forces current to flow from higher to the lower voltage.) Denote Xi={measured voltage for battery i} - this is random variable with mean of 0 and unitary variance. Assume the distribution of all Xi is Standard Normal, . Use the Normal Distribution (with mean=0 and variance=1) in the SOCR Distribution applet to address the following questions. This Distributions help-page may be useful in understanding SOCR Distribution Applet. How many batteries, from the sample of 100, can we expect to have?